theses 2026
Stefan Meier
Supervisors: Prof. Paul Volders, Prof. Jordi Heijman (Medical University of Graz)
Title: 'Cardiac clockwork: Modelling ion channel dynamics'
8 January
Piet Zelis
Supervisors: Em.Prof. Peter de Leeuw, Prof. Bram Kroon
Title: 'A Primer on Fibromuscular dysplasia in The Netherlands'
14 January
Ozan Özgül
Supervisor: Prof. Uli Schotten | Co-supervisors: Dr Peitro Bonizzi. Dr Stef Zeemering
Title: 'Computational tools for analysis of repetitive atrial activation patterns during atrial fibrillation'
15 January
Javier Castañeda Rojas
Supervisors: Prof. Bastiaan de Galan, Prof. Ohad Cohen (Medtronic Diabetes Israel) | Co-supervisor: Dr Sander van Kuijk
Title: Assessment of automated insulin delivery and continuous glucose monitoring targets in type 1 diabetes care'
27 January
Titus Lemmens
Supervisors: Prof. Judith Cosemans, Prof. Rory Koenen
Title: 'From the platelet to the wall: Exploring haemostasis and thrombosis using advanced models'
6 February
Anwal Ghulam
Supervisors: Prof. Hugo ten Cate, Prof. Licia Iacoviello (LUM University, Italy) | Co-supervisor: Dr Marialaura Bonaccio (IRCCS Neuromed Mediterranean Neurological Institute, Italy)
Title: 'Psychosocial factors as independent predictors of health: Insights from the Moli-sani Study'
9 February
Sophie Stroeks - double degree
Supervisors: Prof. Stephane Heymans, Prof. Liv Jones (KU Leuven) | Co-supervisors: Dr Job Verdonschot, Dr Miranda Nabben
Title: 'The Genetic Landscape of Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Interpretation, Penetrance, and Clinical Implications of Genetica Testing in the Eras of Precision Cardiology'
26 February
Thomas Sartoretti
Supervisors: Prof. Joachim Wildberger, Prof. Hatem Alkadhi (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Title: 'Photon-Counting Detector Coronary CT Angiography: From Bench to Bedside'
27 February
Patricia Gomez Rosas
Supervisors: Em.Prof. Hugo ten Cate, Dr Henri Spronk, Prof. Anna Falanga (Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy) | Co-supervisor: Dr Marina Marchetti (Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy)
Title: 'The role of biomarkers of hypercoagulability: Evaluating Thrombosis Risk and Outcomes in Cancer Patients'
20 March
Pim Bouwmans
Supervisors: Prof. Marc Hemmelder, Prof. Ron Gansevoort (UMC Groningen) | Co-supervisor: Dr Lianne Messchendorp (UMC Groningen)
Title: 'Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: An epidemiological, clinical and psychosocial perspective'
20 March
Joop Aendekerk
Supervisors: Prof. Pieter van Paassen, Prof. Chris Reutelingsperger | Co-supervisor: Dr Jan Damoiseaux
Title: 'The role of innate immunity in disease initiation and damage control in ANCA associated glomerulonephritis'
25 March
Benjamin Wilde
Supervisors: Dr Pieter van Paassen, Prof. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert, Prof. Oliver Witzke (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
Title: 'The kidney and the adaptive immune system in ANCA vasculitis: attack vs. regulation'
25 March
Floor Pinckaers
Supervisors: Prof. Wim van Zwam, Prof. Sylvia Evers, Prof. Jeroen Boogaarts (Radboud UMC) | Co-supervisor: Dr Alida A Jacobi- Postma
Title: 'Aspects in stroke: From imaging to outcomes'
1 April
Baixue Yu
Supervisors: Prof. Judith Sluimer, Prof. Leon Schurgers
Title: 'Fibroblast identify and function in atherosclerosis and aging'
20 April
Olivia Waring
Supervisor: Prof. Erik Biessen | Co-supervisor: Dr Marjo Donners, Dr Pieter Goossens
Title: 'Enmity and amity: The role of macrophages in atherosclerotic calcification'
30 April
Mohamed Doheim
Supervisors: Prof. Wim van Zwam, Prof. Robert van Oostenbrugge, Prof. Raul Nogueira
Title: 'Beyond one-size-fits-all in acute ischemic stroke: from data-driven approaches to personalized clinical decision-making'
11 May
Francesco Forin - Double degree
Supervisors: Prof. Leon de Windt, Prof. Johannes Oldenburg (Universitätsklinikum Bonn), Prof. Günter Mayer (University of Bonn) | Co-supervisor: Katrin Czogalla-Nitsche (Universitätsklinikum Bonn)
Title: 'Vitamin K signalling beyond coagulation: VKORClll as a key regulator of oxidative stress and liver health'
21 May
Gwenaëlle Rabussier
Supervisor: Prof. Leon de Windt| Co-supervisor: Dr Henriëtte Lanz (MIMETAS)
Title: 'Microfluidic placental barrier models of healthy and diseased pregnancies: For transport and toxicity studies'
26 May
Maryam Jadoon - double degree
Supervisors: Dr Marleen van Greevenbroek, Prof. Rosa Maria Bruno (Université Paris Cité) | Co-supervisor: Dr Koen Reesink
Title: 'Multi-parameter vascular assessment for cardiovascular events prediction: from a machine learning approach to a tool ready for clinical practice'
2 June
Evi Koene
Supervisors: Prof. Martijn Brouwers, Prof. Vera Schrauwen-Hinderling (German Diabetes Center) | Co-supervisor: Prof. Patrick Schrauwen (Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum)
Title: 'Pharmacological inhibition of ketohexokinase in inborn and acquired metabolic disorders'
4 June
Wout van den Broek
Supervisors: Prof. Jur ten Berg, Prof. Arnoud van 't Hof
Title: 'On the road to personalized antiplatelet therapy: Moving away from a one size-fits-all approach'
5 June
Marvin Chong
Supervisor: Prof. Matty Weijenberg | Co-supervisors: Dr Simone Eussen, Dr Martijn Bours, Dr Annemarie Koster
Title: 'Behavioral rhythms in dietary intake and physical activity: Implications for fatigue, sleep, cardiometabolic health and quality of life'
12 June
Martijn Gilbers
Supervisors: Prof. Uli Schotten, Prof. Jos Maessen, Prof. Elham Bidar
Title: 'Redefining a common complication: Postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery'
22 June
Santiago Rivera
Supervisor: Prof. Paul Volders | Co-supervisor: Dr Ricardo Ronderos, La Plata National University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Title: 'Papillary-muscles arrhythmias of the left ventricle of the heart'
23 June
Gustavo Oderich
Supervisors: Prof. Barend Mees, Prof. Bijan Modai (King's College London)
Title: 'Evolution of complex endovascular aortic repair'
3 July
Cindy van Loo
Supervisors: Prof. Tammo Delhaas, Prof. Leon Schurgers | Co-supervisor: Dr Bart Spronck
Title: 'Limits under pressure: From passive arterial biomechanics to aortic vasoreactivity'
8 July